Matsushima and Tamura back for Japan's visit to Dublin

The only other change sees Dylan Riley come onto the wing in place of Lomano Lemeki
Matsushima and Tamura back for Japan's visit to Dublin

Kotaro Matsushima of Japan during the Friendly match between the British & Irish Lions team and Japan at BT Murrayfield Stadium on June 26, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Clermont Auvergne’s electric flyer Kotaro Matsushima has been added to the Japanese team that will face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow.

Matsushima missed his country’s narrow defeat to Australia in Oita last week but his return to full-back here adds to the danger imposed by the Brave Blossoms who also ran Ireland very close in Dublin last summer.

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